Theresa May’s pledge to ‘rip up human rights laws’ won’t stop terrorism – critics
RT.com
7 Jun, 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a fierce backlash over her election pledge to scrap human rights laws in order to fight terrorism.
The PM sparked widespread condemnation among campaigners and opposition parties, who accused her of creating a “diversion” from “searing” questions over national security and her record as home secretary.
They also sparked warnings by the EU that the UK would have to declare “a state of emergency” in order for May to scrap human rights laws stipulated in the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).
The Council of Europe confirmed that “the right to derogate can be invoked only in time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation.”
Amnesty International also hit out at the PM’s comments, branding them “reckless and misinformed.” The human rights organization argued that now is the time when such rights should be “cherished” rather than “undermined.”
“Amnesty International will not stand by silently when threats are made to ‘rip up human rights laws.’ Human rights are there to protect all in society – that is just pure common sense,” said Kate Allen, director of Amnesty International UK.
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